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Wanted to see if anyone is running he new Sling Loaded Hopper and also the old Hopper? Wondering if hey both can access each others recordings. Have gotten conflicting info from contacting Dish. Have been told by a couple that this can not be done yet, but will in the future.

We had gotten our upgraded equipment installed yesterday. Replaced a 722 with new Hopper and Joey. Wanting to already do away with the Joey, but wan a setup of an old Hopper plus the new hopper we have. I have wired Internet that wold begging to both boxes.

Wanted to see if anyone is running he new Sling Loaded Hopper and also the old Hopper? Wondering if hey both can access each others recordings. Have gotten conflicting info from contacting Dish. Have been told by a couple that this can not be done yet, but will in the future.

We had gotten our upgraded equipment installed yesterday. Replaced a 722 with new Hopper and Joey. Wanting to already do away with the Joey, but wan a setup of an old Hopper plus the new hopper we have. I have wired Internet that wold begging to both boxes.

Ok, talked with Dish and will be replacing our Joey with a prior model Hopper on Sunday. So we will only have two Hoppers. One new Hopper with built in sling and one prior model hopper. Anything special that needs to be done on setup for both units to have access and see each others DVRs?

The solo Node will be replaced with a dual Node. With the dual Node, the technician will run a 3rd coax from the dish to the Node for the 3rd satellite. If the coax that connects to your Joey is not RG 6, a RG 6 coax must be run to the Hopper. These are the only changes from your current installation. Thanks.

Ok, talked with Dish and will be replacing our Joey with a prior model Hopper on Sunday. So we will only have two Hoppers. One new Hopper with built in sling and one prior model hopper. Anything special that needs to be done on setup for both units to have access and see each others DVRs?

The solo Node will be replaced with a dual Node. With the dual Node, the technician will run a 3rd coax from the dish to the Node for the 3rd satellite. If the coax that connects to your Joey is not RG 6, a RG 6 coax must be run to the Hopper. These are the only changes from your current installation. Thanks.

I am doing away with the Joey all together and will only have two Hoppers. One Hopper with built in sling and a prior model Hopper in our bedroom. We have structured wiring throughout the entire house so we are good on cabling and Ethernet hard wired.

Got my second hopper setup this morning and guy deactivated my Joey. I am able to see each others DVR's. The installer wasn't able to get it working. Thanks to the research I had done I was able to show him how to set it up. Thank god I am Joey free now and just have two Hoppers.

Got my second hopper setup this morning and guy deactivated my Joey. I am able to see each others DVR's. The installer wasn't able to get it working. Thanks to the research I had done I was able to show him how to set it up. Thank god I am Joey free now and just have two Hoppers.

I do not have HIC. Have whole house wired Ethernet and coax. Hopper with sling is hooked up to Internet. Had to do a hard restart on my existing Hopper with sling. Turn on MOCA on hopper with sling and enable bridging. Can now toggle between each DVR while in the DVR menu.

I'm curious, does anyone know if the new Hopper with Sling have any other improvements.

Seems like they must have upgraded something inside the box besides just adding the sling but would be nice to know if anyone has noticed any change in operation or heard anything.

I'm still in a bathroom remodel mode but getting close to upgrading to a dual Hopper dual Joey system and don't want to regret not getting at least one Hopper with sling although the sling thing isn't important to me.

Brian...reporting from the left coast 2 Hoppers,1 Joey, 1 VIP211K active receivers
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